Information You Submit
Search terms
A name or location entered in a search box is transmitted to the third-party provider operating that tool. This site does not retain or log those search terms on its own systems.
Messages
Email and contact-form messages may be kept as needed to respond. They are not shared outside the organization unless disclosure is required by law.
Automatic Technical Data
Ordinary server and analytics records may capture technical details when a page loads.
- IP address
- Browser name and version
- Device type and operating system
- Pages viewed and time spent
- Referring page, when available
- Date and time of access
Cookies
Cookies help measure site use and support site features. Browser controls can reject them, though parts of the site may work differently afterward.
How Information Is Used
Collected data may be used to operate and improve the site, route a query to the selected search provider, understand useful pages, diagnose faults, and display advertising that may reflect visitor interests.
Outside Websites and Advertising
Links can lead to La Porte County JailTracker, police and sheriff pages, Indiana government portals, court and correctional systems, or outside search tools. The destination’s privacy policy applies after a visitor leaves this site. Advertising providers may measure activity across sites for interest-based ads using their own systems.
Recipients of Data
Personal information is not sold. It may be transmitted to search partners processing a query, analytics providers, advertising networks, or law-enforcement and government bodies responding to a valid legal order.
Security Practices
Reasonable safeguards are used, but no internet service or storage method can be guaranteed completely secure. This notice does not promise breach-proof transmission or storage.
Visitors Under Eighteen
The site is intended for adults and does not knowingly collect personal data from anyone under 18. A parent or guardian may use the Contact Us page to request deletion when a minor has submitted information.
Your Privacy Choices
Subject to applicable law and the nature of the request, a person may ask for a copy of data held about them, seek correction, request deletion, or object to certain processing. These rights concern data controlled by this site. Indiana public records held by an agency are governed by the Indiana Access to Public Records Act, IC 5-14-3, and must be addressed with that custodian.
Changes to This Notice
This notice may be revised as site practices change. A new version takes effect when posted here with its updated effective date.